British Victorian Stamps

{mint block of four -SG 142}
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I specialise in collecting mint Victorian blocks like the one above, most of my material was bought from Arthur Ryan's private treaty list. See my other "Images" web site for more examples of fine Victorian mint blocks and singles (line-engraved and surface-printed) also KEVII and KGV (about 200 scans) includes postal history, £5 orange, sea horses etc.

Links:

  1. Great Britain: Line engraved Victoria made easy by Wm F Blank - Superb site, MUST visit
  2. Great Britain Philately - John A. McCulloch. Another must see site
  3. The Postage Stamps of Great Britain 1840-1901 Tim Burgess - good site
  4. Jonz Stamping Ground - J Evans - another excellent GB site
  5. Before the Penny Black by E and R Shanahan
  6. King George VI Philatelic Resource site
  7. The Great Britain Collectors Club - USA
  8. Books on Philately see Robson Lowe and Vera Trinder
  9. Great Britain Philatelic Society
  10. Royal Philatelic Society London, the oldest philatelic society in the world, was established in 1869 as The Philatelic Society, London.
  11. Philatelic Collections The British Library Special Collections
  12. Joseph Luft's Philatelic Resources on the Web - exhaustive links
  13. Philatelic.Com - Large site with many features
  14. St. Helena, Ascension, and Tristan da Cunha Philatelic Society Founded 1976
  15. Machin Collectors Club Web Site
  16. UK Philately Site with much information about British philately, sponsored by the Association of British Philatelic Societies (ABPS), the National Philatelic Society (NPS) and the British Philatelic Trust (BPT).
  17. GBStamps.com - has useful Machin section, see also their links page
  18. COLLECTING NEWS & HELP - good site for the beginner
  19. Stamp Domain is the complete resource centre on the internet for stamp collectors. All the information you require in one location.
  20. Roger's Philatelic Links. Your gateway to stamps on the WWW
  21. Stamp2.com useful whole world resource
  22. Eurostamps - internet image Stamp Catalogue of all European nations.
  23. Postal History Collecting
  24. Stamps of Great Britain MSN group

Joseph Luft's Philatelic Resources on the Web

On-line catalogue

  • All World Stamps the on-line version of the celebrated Stanley Gibbons series of stamp catalogues

Stamp insurance

Dealers:

  1. Arthur Ryan & Co - I highly recommend his Private Treaty list I have bought much excellent Victorian material from his list, much of it at very good prices. If you want to see excellent pictures of Victorian to GV material I also recommend his list. Excellent quality GB material from all reigns.
  2. Dauwalders of Salisbury - Britain's largest provincial stamp dealers with shops in Salisbury & Swindon We also have a large mail order department distributing stamps & small collectables throughout Great Britain & Worldwide since 1958. I am pleased to recommend Dauwalders as I have spent many happy days at the Salisbury stamp shop. They sell line engraved in bulk for those reconstructing a plate (240 stamps)
  3. Vera Trinder Ltd Accessories and Books for Stamp/Coin/Postcard & Phonecard Collectors Retail& Trade - useful source of those hard to find books.
  4. Eric Paul Stamps Publishers of THE ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO THE GREAT BRITAIN LINE ENGRAVED 1d AND 2d STARS 1840 -1864 By Kenneth W. Statham and specialists in this period for over 30 years (SG 1 to 42)
  5. Embassy Philatelists - Specialists in Classic stamps of Great Britain. Illustrated on-line monthly list.
  6. Bill Barrell Ltd. - Postage Stamps and Postal History of Great Britain
  7. Elstree Stamps - specialising in the 1887 Queen Victoria Jubilee Issue
  8. Mike Holt - QV-QEII, operate a long-established New Issue Service for Machins
  9. Stampex - The British National Stamp Exhibition. THE DEFINITIVE EXHIBITION FOR DEALERS
  10. Philatelic Traders' Society - This site is intended for use by both philatelic traders and collectors alike.
  11. K & C Philatelics The GB Specialists Queen Victoria & Postal History
  12. Royal Mail Stamps page
  13. Stanley Gibbons - started stamp catalogues
  14. Swan Stamps SPECIALIST IN BRITISH STAMPS
  15. Phillips Auctioneers Ltd
  16. Robert Murray Stamp Shop, Edinburgh - Scotland's best-stocked and most popular stamp shop (auctions and valuers)
  17. Robert Danzig - Great Britain Postal History and Cover Specialist. I offer a confidential first class service for all your selling and buying needs.
  18. Mark Sargent (G.B.) Stamps
  19. Scotstamps Dealers of Stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth.
  20. Grahame W Mann - Stamps of Great Britain 1840-1970
  21. Robert Murray Stamp Shop, Edinburgh
  22. Windsor Philatelics - GB Line-engraved imperforate postage stamps, 1840 - 1854 , and GB covers & Postal History from 1660 to 1950.
  23. Sovereign Stamp Company of Minnesota I specialise in collectible stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth. I also have books and supplies available.
  24. Andrew Vaughan Philatelics Ltd GB
  25. QV Pennies® specialises in the line engraved stamps of Great Britain
  26. David Brandon - dealers in classic British Commonwealth stamps and modern major errors from Britain and the Commonwealth.
  27. Sturminster Stamps - Specialist in fine GB Line-engraved
  28. Rushstamps GB, Commonwealth and Foreign
  29. Rowan Baker - British site (main site)
  30. David Allen - Great Britain (United Kingdom), British Commonwealth (English Colonies), Europe (East & West), Former Colonies of European Countries, America and other parts of the world.
  31. AJH Stamps Ltd - Accrington (GB catalogue, auctions)
  32. SH Stamps Dealers in Fine Quality Postage Stamps of Great Britain and the British Commonwealth
  33. Simon Andrews Stamps Stamps and Postal History of the World, Specialising in Asia, China, Hong Kong, Thailand. Auctions, Retail Sales (includes GB).
  34. PHILA NZ for NZ (New Zealand), Australia, Antarctic, Papua New Guinea, Pacific Islands stamps and kiloware.
  35. British Philatelic Bureau 20 Brandon Street Edinburgh EH3 5TT, UK - you should still be able to order Diana stamps from here. No net link.

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Auctions

  1. Harmers of London
  2. Warwick and Warwick
  3. Bonhams
  4. Stamp Domain - Details of Stamp Auction Houses in the UK
  5. Cavendish Auctions

Books:

  1. Collect British Stamps 2003 - a good beginners guide, every stamp in colour.
  2. Stanley Gibbons, Great Britain Concise Catalogue 2003- intermediate level
  3. Stanley Gibbons Great Britain Specialised Stamp Catalogue Vol 1: Queen Victoria Vol 12 (2001) is now out - the specialised guide for GB Queen Victoria stamps
  4. Collect British Postmarks J.T.P. Whitney, Colin G. Peachey (Editor), V. Brian Crookes (Editor)
  5. Great Britain numbers issued 1840-1910, Rikki Hyde (see Vera Trinder Ltd)
  6. The Postage Stamps of Great Britain - Part I by J B Seymour, Part II ed W R D Wiggins.
  7. The British Postage Stamp of the nineteenth century, Robson Lowe, 1968
  8. Vera Trinder Ltd Accessories and Books for Stamp/Coin/Postcard & Phonecard Collectors Retail& Trade - useful source of those hard to findbooks. Very good for the GB specialist.

See also

Stamp software

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